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Social Benefits Tribunal (Tribunals Ontario)

Ministry
Attorney General
URL
http://tribunalsontario.ca/sbt/
Address
15 Grosvenor Street, Ground Floor
TORONTO
M7A2G6
Phone
416-326-0978
Fax
416-326-5135
Background
Ontario Works Act, 1997 (opens a new window)
Adjudicative Tribunals Accountability, Governance and Appointments Act, 2009 (opens a new window)
Function

The Social Benefits Tribunal exercises jurisdiction to hear appeals under the Ontario Works Act, 1997 and the Ontario Disability Support Plan Act, 1997, regarding the refusal to grant a benefit, the suspension or cancellation of a benefit, the reduction of a benefit or the amount of a benefit. 
The Social Benefits Tribunal is designated as part of an adjudicative tribunal cluster by regulation made under the Adjudicative Tribunals Accountability, Governance and Appointments Act, 2009.

Membership

Members of the Social Benefits Tribunal are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. Some members are cross-appointed to other tribunals within Social Justice Tribunals Ontario.

Term

Members are appointed for a term specified by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

Remuneration

Appointees are remunerated according to Schedule B of the Agencies and Appointments Directive

Appointments & Vacancies

No. Position Member Term Location
1. Vice-Chair (Full-Time) CATHERINE HOLTZ
23-Aug-2023 - 22-Aug-2025
emsdale
2. Vice-Chair (Full-Time) PAUL BRENNAN Resigned
18-Apr-2024 - 17-Apr-2026
toronto
3. Vice-Chair (Full-Time) BRIAN KILLICK
17-Nov-2024 - 16-Nov-2027
sarnia
4. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) LISE HENRIE
02-Dec-2023 - 01-Dec-2026
ottawa
5. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) CAROLINE FLETCHER-DAGENAIS
01-Dec-2024 - 30-Nov-2027
rockland
6. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) STEPHANIE ZWICKER SLAVENS
01-Dec-2024 - 30-Nov-2027
toronto
7. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) YUGITA LOOKNAUTH
11-May-2025 - 10-May-2028
whitby
8. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) JED DECORY
22-Jun-2025 - 21-Jun-2028
aylmer
9. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) STACEY FERGUSON
16-Jan-2025 - 15-Jan-2030
peterborough
10. Member (Full-Time) AULAIRE O'MALLEY
20-Jul-2023 - 19-Jul-2025
london
11. Member (Full-Time) JENNIFER PILZECKER
23-Aug-2023 - 22-Aug-2025
fonthill
12. Member (Full-Time) KELSEY HENDERSON
07-Sep-2023 - 06-Sep-2025
peterborough
13. Member (Full-Time) TUGBA KARADEMIR
07-Sep-2023 - 06-Sep-2025
orillia
14. Member (Full-Time) DENISE DIETRICH
06-Apr-2023 - 21-Oct-2025
waterloo
15. Member (Full-Time) CYNTHIA KUNKEL
26-Oct-2020 - 25-Oct-2025
orillia
16. Member (Full-Time) JONATHAN NG
20-Nov-2022 - 19-Nov-2025
toronto
17. Member (Full-Time) ERIC BROWN
14-Jan-2024 - 13-Jan-2026
waterloo
18. Member (Full-Time) KATHRYN GRIEVES
24-Jan-2025 - 23-Jan-2026
toronto
19. Member (Full-Time) ELIZABETH KIRBY
14-Mar-2024 - 13-Mar-2026
orillia
20. Member (Full-Time) JAMIE MIN
14-Mar-2024 - 13-Mar-2026
peterborough
21. Member (Full-Time) PIRATHEECA VIMALARAJAH
21-Mar-2024 - 20-Mar-2026
brampton
22. Member (Full-Time) EVANGELIA (LISA) KOSTAKIS
28-Mar-2024 - 27-Mar-2026
wasaga beach
23. Member (Full-Time) NAZARETH MAYNES
29-Apr-2023 - 28-Apr-2026
toronto
24. Member (Full-Time) KARA DENNY
01-Jun-2025 - 31-May-2026
scarborough
25. Member (Full-Time) ADRIENNE CURRAN
22-Jun-2025 - 21-Jun-2028
ottawa
26. Member (Full-Time)
27. Member (Full-Time)
28. Member (Part-Time) MECHELE STEPHENS
10-Aug-2023 - 09-Aug-2025
bancroft
29. Member (Part-Time) ALISON STONEMAN
22-Sep-2023 - 21-Sep-2025
coldwater
30. Member (Part-Time) JOELLE MALETTE Resigned
29-Sep-2024 - 28-Sep-2025
timmins
31. Member (Part-Time) JULIE ANNE GILL
12-Oct-2023 - 11-Oct-2025
port perry
32. Member (Part-Time) LORRAINE E TAKACS
09-Nov-2023 - 08-Nov-2025
toronto
33. Member (Part-Time) CHRISTOPHER SCOTCHMER Resigned
22-Feb-2024 - 21-Feb-2026
toronto
34. Member (Part-Time) MARY JOE (MARIA JOSE) FREIRE
21-Mar-2024 - 20-Mar-2026
kitchener
35. Member (Part-Time) RANIL MENDIS
06-May-2023 - 05-May-2026
mississauga
36. Member (Part-Time) MBUSO NKOSI
13-May-2023 - 12-May-2026
toronto
37. Member (Part-Time) GEORGES LARIVIERE
17-Jun-2025 - 16-Jun-2026
burlington
38. Member (Part-Time) JENNIFER HARNUM
13-Sep-2024 - 12-Sep-2026
ottawa
39. Member (Part-Time) RON KATZ
25-Nov-2023 - 24-Nov-2026
toronto
40. Member (Part-Time) BRUCE DAVIES
22-Dec-2023 - 21-Dec-2026
sarnia
41. Member (Part-Time) ASHLEY PITCHER Resigned
03-Feb-2024 - 02-Feb-2027
kingston
42. Member (Part-Time) GILA HELLER
10-Feb-2024 - 09-Feb-2027
toronto
43. Member (Part-Time) LAURA RINKE-VANDERWOUDE
10-Feb-2024 - 09-Feb-2027
toronto
44. Member (Part-Time) SALLY ASHTON
14-Apr-2024 - 13-Apr-2027
huntsville
45. Member (Part-Time) CHRISTINE WALER
19-Jan-2025 - 18-Jan-2028
st. catharines
46. Member (Part-Time) JULIA BRYAN
19-Jan-2025 - 18-Jan-2028
lindsay
47. Member (Part-Time) NATALIA LISHCHYNA
19-Jan-2025 - 18-Jan-2028
oakville
48. Member (Part-Time) JANICE SHEEHY
01-Jun-2025 - 31-May-2028
hamilton
49. Member (Part-Time) MELINA LAVERTY
01-Jun-2025 - 31-May-2028
toronto
50. Member (Part-Time) STEPHANIE BALL
01-Jun-2025 - 31-May-2028
whitby
51. Member (Part-Time) TOM ALLEN
22-Jun-2025 - 21-Jun-2028
london
52. Member (Part-Time)
53. Member (Part-Time)
54. Member (Part-Time)
55. Member (Part-Time)
56. Executive Chair (Full-Time) SEAN WEIR
02-Dec-2022 - 01-Dec-2025
oakville